Section 10M Inspections at request of Scottish MinistersF1

(1)

HIS must, at the request of the Scottish Ministers, inspect—

(a)

any service provided under the health service F2or under the 2021 Act as they may specify;

(b)

any independent health care service so specified;

(c)

the organisation or co-ordination of any service mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) so specified;

(d)

any independent health care service so specified together with any service provided under the health service so specified.

(2)

The Scottish Ministers may specify purposes for any inspection under this section.

(3)

An inspection under this section is to be conducted in accordance with a timetable approved by the Scottish Ministers.

Annotations

F1: Ss. 10A-10Z19 and cross-headings inserted (1.8.2010 for the insertion of s. 10A for specified purposes, 1.10.2010 for specified purposes, 1.4.2011 for specified purposes, 1.4.2016 for specified purposes with the exception of the insertion of s. 10Z9(1)(a), 1.4.2017 for specified purposes, 19.6.2024 for specified purposes with the exception of the insertion of s. 10Z9(1)(a), 19.6.2025 for specified purposes) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), ss. 108, 134(7); S.S.I. 2010/221, art. 3(2)(3), sch.; S.S.I. 2010/321, art. 3, sch.; S.S.I. 2011/122, art. 2, sch.; S.S.I. 2016/22, art. 2(1)(2), sch. 1, sch. 2; S.S.I. 2024/131, art. 2, sch. 1, sch. 2
F2: Words in s. 10M(1)(a) inserted (1.4.2022) by The Forensic Medical Services (Modification of Functions of Healthcare Improvement Scotland and Supplementary Provision) Regulations 2022 (S.S.I. 2022/88), reg. 1, sch. para. 6

C1: Pt. 1 applied (7.12.2019) by The Public Health Scotland Order 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/336), art. 1(2), sch. 1 Pt. 1 (with art. 4(4)(5))